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81Queen Marie of Romania and A City in Transylvania
This hub deals primarily with one member of the extended British Royal and Russian Imperial Family: Queen Maria of Romania. The City is Alba Iulia (Romanian), Erdel Belgradi (Turkish), Gyulafehérvár...
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82World's First Christmas Stamp
Who fashioned the world's first-ever Christmas postage stamp? What country released it? Find out here.
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77Annexation of The Hawaiian Islands
To those of us who are fairly new to Hawaii, we have to more or less learn for ourselves about the so-called injustices that were done to the “Native Hawaiian” people. We get a sense that something...
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76Postcards illustrate South Africa's contribution to First World War in Africa
When war broke out in Europe in August 1914 the belligerents were all colonial powers with colonies in Africa and so the colonies became embroiled willy-nilly in a war thousands of miles away.
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79Decline and the Collapse of the Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911, also known as Ch’ing or Manchu, last of the Chinese dynasties. During the Qing period, imperial China reached its zenith of power and influence....
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76The Scorpion: A Creature Nobody Loves
Scorpions kill 10 times more people than do snakes. As I have done a hub article on snakes and spiders, I thought I might as well finish the series up by having a look at scorpions, the arachnid feared by...
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69My Impressions of China: Beijing
Beijing is a special place in China as it is the place where a lot of historical events have happened. However, when I visted Beijing during the winter of 2008, I was marvelling at not only the heritage but...
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72Buy Lego Star Wars
Lego Star Wars is one of the most popular series produced by Lego at the moment. Kids and Adults are equally fascinated by the variety of models that are available in the Star Wars range. There are two major...
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54Oh my God!!! I am old!!!
There were a lot of things that I had to learn when I moved to the USA. I am from South America and I had to get used to some shocking cultural differences such as drive-through banks, absence of side walks...
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84The Forbidden City in Beijing, China
The Forbidden City is located in the center of Beijing and attracts a lot of tourists. It was built during the Ming Dynasty in the early 1400's for the emperors of China. Since the Forbidden City is no longer a residence, they have turned it into a museum and are constantly renovating it to maintain it's beauty.
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